Lygodactylus regulus

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Tolley, K.A. |author2=Alexander, G.J. |author3=Conradie, W. |author4=Farooq, H. |author5=Verburgt, L. |author6=Raimundo, A. |author7=Sardinha, C.I.V. |year=2019 |title=Lygodactylus regulus |volume=2019 |page=e.T110212189A110212195 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T110212189A110212195.en |access-date=1 May 2024}}

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| taxon = Lygodactylus regulus

| authority = Portik, Travers, {{interlanguage link multi|Aaron Matthew Bauer|fr|es|lt=Bauer}} & Branch, 2013

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Lygodactylus regulus, the prince dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Mozambique and only known from Mount Namuli.{{NRDB species |genus=Lygodactylus |species=regulus |access-date=1 May 2024}} It occurs at elevations between {{convert|1200|and|1800|m|abbr=on}} above sea level and seems to rely on forest and dense woodland; although it has been encountered in modified habitats, it is unclear whether it can persist in such habitats.

Adult males measure {{convert|38–39|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} and adult females {{convert|38–40|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length.

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{{cite journal |last1=Portik |first1=Daniel M. |last2=Travers |first2=Scott L. |last3=Bauer |first3=Aaron M. |last4=Branch |first4=William R. |name-list-style=amp |title=A new species of Lygodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) endemic to Mount Namuli, an isolated ‘sky island’ of northern Mozambique |journal=Zootaxa |date=2013 |volume=3710 |issue=5 |pages=415–435 |doi=10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3710.5.2}}

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Category:Lygodactylus

Category:Geckos of Africa

Category:Reptiles of Mozambique

Category:Endemic fauna of Mozambique

Category:Reptiles described in 2013

Category:Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer

Category:Taxa named by William Roy Branch

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